The effectiveness of reality therapy on corona stress and anxiety in patients with covid 19

At the end of 2019, the coronavirus quickly turned into a global pandemic, which increased anxiety and panic among people. This disease caused a lot of damage to society and people. The aim of the current research is the effectiveness of reality therapy on stress and anxiety of Corona in patients with covid-19.

The research method is semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test and follow-up design. The statistical population of this research included all the patients with covid-19 in Mazandaran province, from whom 30 people were selected as a sample by random sampling. In this research, the Corona Stress Questionnaire (2019) and the Corona Anxiety Questionnaire (2018) were used. The data were analyzed using variance analysis with repeated measurements and through SPSS-24 software program.

The difference in the average scores of the components and the total score of Corona stress, like the components and the total score of Corona anxiety in the pre-test-post-test and pre-test-follow-up stages, is statistically significant, but the average difference of those scores in the post-test-follow-up stages is The 0.05 level is not significant.

Reality therapy reduces the stress and anxiety of corona in patients with covid-19 in a stable manner. that reality therapy training has a favorable effect on reducing anxiety caused by Corona and Corona stress and ultimately mental health problems; Therefore, managers and officials of health and treatment systems can use these treatment methods.